Spending Almost IDR 1 Trillion, The Deputy Governor Does Not Want Formula E To Be Canceled: You Get DPRD Approval

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria (Photo: Diah Ayu Wardani / VOI)

JAKARTA - Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria emphasized that his party did not want to cancel the Formula E title, which is currently being postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Although the plan for an electric-powered car racing event received several critical notes from the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK), Riza said that the DPRD still approved the budget proposal.

"Formula E has become a program for DKI Jakarta and has gone through a long process. So, it has entered the program and is budgeted, and our budgeting process has also received approval from the DPRD. This means that it has gone through a good and correct process", said Riza at the City Hall of DKI, Central Jakarta, Tuesday, March 23.

In the results of the audit issued on June 19, 2020, the BPK noted that the Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan has paid a commitment fee and a Bank Guarantee of nearly IDR1 trillion.

In detail, there is a commitment fee paid in 2019 worth IDR 360 billion. Furthermore, in 2020, the paid commitment fee is equivalent to IDR 200.3 billion. Then, the Bank Guarantee that is paid is worth IDR 423 billion.

Riza said, saying that the plan to stage Formula E, which has not been implemented so far, does not have any significant problems. Therefore, the Formula E title will continue in 2021.

"Formula E does not have a problem, we all consult and always under the supervision and examination of the BPK, so far there are no problems, God willing, in the future we can successfully implement Formula E", he said.